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Technically this goes in friendlies thread :geek: But that little cheekiness aside, the Americans did get absolutely hammered, yes.

Been thinking more about what I said above. It's true some of their players are 'good not great', but then that is true of most squads in the world. There's really no France 1998 or Spain 2010 level squads about. They do have a good amount of players who can make a contribution. And then they...

Edwards has five or six really great deals (Salah, Van Dijk, Alisson, Robertson, Fabinho, Konate) but even he got lucky with a few of those and can't have expected the likes of Robbo and Salah to be as great as they have been. He has a long list of bad transfers too, of players who did nothing...

I remember that game - 6 and a half years ago but feels like a lifetime ago. Probably because COVID afterwards made everything feel so long for a while.

Yeah some guys, the love never leaves them no matter how old they get - whether it is football or something other than football. It might dissipate for a whil,e but it always comes back. I am starting to enjoy track and field and swimming a lot too. I wanna get more into volleyball as well. The...

To be so insane statistically AND the best footballer in the world (by a long way) on the eye test. The guy is just something we have never seen before. I do believe Maradona is equal on talent but obviously never put up those numbers. We don't know if he could have in the hyper stats era, and...

Poor Arsenal :lol:

Aye mate, seen that, it was a bad one for sure. I know what you are saying about losing interest. With me it is less about losing interest in NT, but the way modern football is - so much money, some players being hyped and 'stars' off the park before they do or achieve anything. All the...

Nearly 400 grand in Euros a week? He isn't worth that imo. Nowhere near.

Hmmm. Wonder if politics as well as poor performance has played a part.

He seems to play at least one incredible pass every game. Obviously he hasn't got the explosiveness he did, but get legs around him, get the ball to him anywhere, and he can still dribble or pick out a beautiful pass. I love how he plays the through balls inside defenders. Obviously an...

Fair enough, we will just have to agree to disagree. I always respect your tendency to try to back up what you think anyway, even if I am sometimes on other side of a debate. Rodri winning the Euro is hardly a small thing. You can say he could have won it the year before for being excellent for...

He's a class guy, and I agree with him on plenty of things. I definitely believe he's from Brazil. He pretty much says so on his profile and he has nothing to gain from lying.

Might be a good rotation option and is versatile; utility players are always a plus. Always quite liked him. Shame he isn't a few years younger, though. But as a backup he could prove useful for you.

I guess. But surely if they never seen him, they shouldn't say someone is better than him, just because he plays now and is visible? That makes no sense to me. You can't say 'Maradona might be better than Ronaldo, but I have never seen Maradona so will go with Ronaldo'. Surely the wise thing...

It's gonna be interesting to watch how some of these lads do new to the PL anyway (and the others moving within the league, like Mbeumo and Cunha). Hopefully we see plenty good football next season.

Probably the hottest photo I have seen on here, outside of the women thread. Fucking hell.

Fans and atmosphere matter a lot in football - they are the lifeblood of the game. Of course without talented players and managers everything is harder, but the fans and a bouncing atomsphere can push players further and futher and increase their adrenaline. The fans are a big reason it's...

You might be right, I would like to see more of both to decide. I will this season I suppose. Other people seen more of both than me, just like the look of Cherki myself. But, as always, I respect your views as I agree with you on plenty stuff.

Good thread and discussion. Liked reading @Joan 's more statistical approach. Puts it into perspective.